Governor Janet T. Mills (D) today signed into law a $113 billion budget that will ensure the continued operations of State government for the next biennium, as well as provide one-time funding to pay health care providers for MaineCare services … Continue reading →

On Friday, March 21, 2025, at approximately 6:00 am., officials received multiple calls reporting a wrong-way driver on the Turnpike near mile marker 42 in Scarborough.  Witnesses reported that the vehiclel, a 2018 Ford Fusion, traveling northbound in the southbound … Continue reading →

Troopers are on scene of a serious two-vehicle crash on 1-295 southbound near the toll booth in Scarborough.  There is a full shut down of traffic.  In other words, both southbound and northbound lanes are shut down between mile markers … Continue reading →

“The Department of Education is the backbone of public education in the United States.  All students benefit from its programs, especially lower-income students, students in rural communities and students with disabiilties.  Last week, President Trump fired 50% of its employees … Continue reading →

Today, in response to news that President Trump has signed an Executie Order directing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the DOE, Congrsswoman Chelllie Pingree released the following statement late this afternoon: “The President cannot unilaterally shut down the … Continue reading →

60 Elm Street, LLC has submitted a major site plan application to facilitate the development of Phase 1B of the Bayside Master Development Plan (MDP).  The application involves the redevelopment of the property at 60 Elm Street from a two-story … Continue reading →

Governor Janet T. Mills (D) announced earlier this week that her Administration has awarded $2 million in grants to Maine businesses and nonprofit organizations to support their recovery and rebuilding from the devastating storms of last winter. The grants awarded … Continue reading →

Yesterday Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) hosted a roundtable discussion in Portland to highlight how proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid (known as MaineCare in Maine) — which could run as high as $900 billion — will have devastating repercusions for patients, … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at 9:09 pm., Portland Police responded to the Cumberland Islamic Center, at 1844 Forest Avenue for a weapons possession call.  Witnesses stated that three individuals in a black BMW vehicle pulled up to the front … Continue reading →

The Maine State Police has received confirmation from the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta that the deceased female found at Fort Wiliams Park in Cape Elizabeth has been positively identified as Sari Carlson, 52, of Portland.  The cause … Continue reading →